University of Maine professor of pomology Renae Moran provided insight to CentralMaine.com and the Bangor Daily News on how this season’s drought has impacted apple orchards across the state. “Trees are very resilient, and they have a way of producing apples every year,” said Moran, who is also a University of Maine Cooperative Extension tree […]
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Pumpkin season starts at the University of Maine’s Highmoor Farm early in June. David Handley, a small fruit and vegetable specialist at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Mark Hutton, associate professor of vegetable crop, watch as the pumpkins grow, taking calls along the way from farmers in Maine who may be experiencing their own […]
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Maine Public, News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) reported on the first Land and Sea Farmer Wellness Forum hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Among the topics of discussion was a survey in which nearly half of farmers and fishermen in the state say they struggle to access health care due […]
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Maine residents are worried about the possibility of the brown recluse spider migrating further north and into Maine woods, but experts say this isn’t a concern. University of Maine Cooperative Extension Entomoglist Charles Armstrong spoke with WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) about possible recluse sightings in the state.
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Peace lilies (Spathiphyllum) are gorgeous houseplants, but are notoriously finicky. Ankit Singh, assistant professor and ornamental horticulture educator at the University of Maine Extension, spoke with Martha Stewart magazine on proper soil and potting conditions for these lilies.
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“Research has reinforced that outdoor learning benefits students’ academic performance and their physical and social-emotional wellbeing,” Ryder Scott, executive director of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Centers, told Mainebiz in a story about the Outdoor School for All initiative administered by UMaine Extension. The program aims to provide outdoor leadership and scientific learning to […]
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It was a sun-soaked, blue-sky day in late August, and a group of eight University of Maine students paddled on western Maine’s Bryant Pond in green Old Town canoes. They were practicing a classic T-rescue, a maneuver that offers a quick way to get a capsized paddler back into a boat. Working in teams, the […]
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Homes & Gardens Magazine interviewed Rebecca Long, coordinator of horticulture programs at University of Maine Cooperative Extension, on how to eradicate horsetail from invading plants. One way people have tried to get rid of horsetail is by raising the pH of soil by adding lime. “If you raised the pH high enough to be totally […]
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Tony Sutton, assistant professor of Native American studies and food systems at the University of Maine, and Darren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs and professor of anthropology, were featured in Down East magazine. Ranco and Sutton, who is also affiliated with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke toward the power of land trusts and […]
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Thanks to private funding and the passage of bipartisan legislation, thousands more Maine students will benefit from overnight outdoor educational experiences in the 2025-26 school year Thousands of Maine students will participate in transformative overnight outdoor educational experiences in the coming school year — at no cost to their districts. Maine Outdoor School for All […]
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